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still yearning for hearth and home.
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Did you meet him, sir?
Can you tell me what he's like?
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I have had the honour
of dining with him twice.
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He spoke to me on both occasions.
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A master tactician
and a man of singular vision.
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He always said in battle... "Never mind
the manoeuvres, just go straight at 'em."
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Some would say not a great seaman,
but a great leader.
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He's England's only hope
if old Boney intends to invade.
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Sir, might we press you
for an anecdote?
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The first time that he spoke to me...
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I shall never forget his words.
I remember it like it was yesterday.
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He leaned across the table,
he looked me straight in the eye,
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and he said "Aubrey...
may I trouble you for the salt?"
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I've always tried to say it
exactly as he did ever since.
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The second time...
The second time he told me a story...
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about how someone offered him
a boat cloak on a cold night.
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And he said no, he didn't need it.
That he was quite warm.
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His zeal for king
and country kept him warm.
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I know it sounds absurd,
and were it from another man,
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you'd cry out "Oh, what pitiful stuff"
and dismiss it as mere enthusiasm.
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But with Nelson...
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you felt your heart glow.
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- Wouldn't you say, Mr Pullings?
- You did indeed, sir.
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Well then, he would seem to be the exception
to the rule that authority corrupts.
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- To Lord Nelson.
- To Lord Nelson.
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To Lord Nelson.